Bremervörde
“We want to find the boy” – 250 Bundeswehr soldiers are looking for Arian
As part of the search, the police also published photos of the boy Arian, who was missing in Bremervörde
© Police / stern/rös
Hundreds have been looking for six-year-old Arian from Bremervörde since Monday evening. He was last seen on private surveillance camera footage.
The Bundeswehr is now also involved in the search for six-year-old Arian from Bremervörde in Lower Saxony. Around 250 soldiers arrived at the scene on Thursday afternoon, the police said. They will support the emergency services. Divers climbed into several ponds on Thursday. The emergency services also combed the area along the Oste River in a northerly direction.
“We want to find the boy,” added the spokeswoman, referring to the mood of the emergency services. This is very emotional. So far, no one is talking about a possible end to the measures. Instead, the district where the missing six-year-old actually lives should be searched again. All sheds and garages should be opened and checked, as a spokesman for the fire department said on Thursday. Accordingly, garbage cans should also be searched. Garbage collection for this Friday has been canceled. Manhole covers should also be opened.
Balloons, sweets and a wildlife camera are in a field near Bremervörde. photo
© Markus Hibbeler/dpa
At the request of the parents, the fire department hung balloons and candy in a wooded area adjacent to the boy’s family home. “They did it to the boy,” a police spokesman told the DPA. The helpers also positioned wildlife cameras in the forest to spot the boy. The Bundeswehr should also support the search. Around 250 forces are expected on Thursday, a police spokesman said. Hundreds of emergency services have been looking for the child since Monday evening. Arian is reportedly autistic. He should not respond to speeches.
The boy has been missing since Monday evening. Since then, hundreds of emergency services and helpers have been searching the area around the residential area. Due to the low temperatures and the comparatively light clothing Arians described – he wore a sweater, but no jacket Police consider the situation very serious.
Surveillance camera films boys
On Wednesday, the police announced that the boy was filmed by a private surveillance camera in his residential area on Monday around 7:15 p.m. “The recordings confirmed all of the family’s statements,” said the police spokesman. Accordingly, Arian was walking alone through the residential area where he lives. According to the police, this confirms the assumption that the boy disappeared from his home alone.
Meanwhile, new details about the surveillance camera recordings became known: It could be seen that Arian was carrying a stick with him, which he waved around and played with on the street. Then he walked very quickly towards the forest, almost running, said the police spokesman when asked. From the neighborhood where the six-year-old lives, a small dirt road leads past a rapeseed field to a wooded area. The police thought it was possible that the six-year-old went there.
Tornado plane and helicopter in action
During the search, helpers used drones, a helicopter and a Tornado plane that took aerial photos with a thermal imaging camera. Police divers searched the Oste River near the home on Wednesday. Police officers traveled the river with a so-called sonar boat.
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The police have set up a tip line and released pictures of Arian. More information about this here
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